So, my thoughts on the spin-off: just no. As much as I love Taye Diggs, the characters were 2D and dull, the setting too bland and sterile, and the premise seemed to be as barren of creativity and ingenuity as Addison is of eggs. Of course, I realize people out there will disagree (and, if you do, feel free to leave a rebuttal in a review), I just hope that Shonda and ABC decide to keep Addison where she belongs, SGH.
Song by the Decemberists (I think?).
Oceanside
She and the sun have never been friends. Once, when Addison was twelve, she slathered on half a container of tanning oil and lay out on the shores of the Hamptons. She'd been envious of her friends' rich, cinnamon brown complexions the entire summer, and now she'd finally be able to look like them. Or so she thought; instead, her skin had turned an angry pink shade that clashed wonderfully with her hair, and she never went out tanning again.
It had been fairly easy to avoid the sun in New York, where there were no beaches and she spent all of her time in examination rooms and ORs. Seattle, too, was blissfully sunless, full of rain and clouds and the ability to wear long sleeves most days of the year.
And then there was Los Angeles, where you couldn't escape the sound of crashing waves or look up, for fear of being blinded. Los Angeles had friends, but Los Angeles was sunny. Los Angeles meant no sleeves and sunscreen and sweat.
Los Angeles was the enemy.
